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Can Large Mass In The Bowel Cause Cancer?
My 26yo son is in hospital with low heamaglobin he had a colonoscopy last friday and they found a 50cent coin lodged in his bowel which has been there for over a year (he thought it had passed) at the lodgement site they found a large mass behind the coin which is being tested as they dont know what it is. Can the coin lodgement cause bowel cancer?
Wed, 23 Jul 2014
Hi and welcome to HCM. Thanks for the query.
basically it cant cause cancer. it can cause granulomas or fibrous tumors if there was inflammation around this coin. these are benign structures which extremely rarely can alterate to malignancy. but if it continue to grow it may cause bowel obstruction so you shouzld be aware of it and if this happoens surgery may be neccesary.
Wish you good health. Regards
basically it cant cause cancer. it can cause granulomas or fibrous tumors if there was inflammation around this coin. these are benign structures which extremely rarely can alterate to malignancy. but if it continue to grow it may cause bowel obstruction so you shouzld be aware of it and if this happoens surgery may be neccesary.
Wish you good health. Regards
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